By the way what is IPX then? However addition of IP rating to iPhone is much appretiated. But I am still searching an accessible file browser which could transfer my music files to keep them into a folder in my iPhone.
On 9/8/16, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Kelly, > > If I had anything below an iPhone 6S I would definitely upgrade, but I think > 6S and 6S Plus users are much better off waiting until next year since even > the 6S/6S Plus are highly water resistant (a fact that was not advertised) > and while the A10 Fusion processor is undoubtably faster, the A9 CPU is also > very fast and good. Coming from an iPhone 5 you are jumping two full > generations and also will notice much better battery performance and > probably better and faster OCR if you use KNFB Reader or other apps. Of > course you'll also get Touch Id which I think was a huge deal and with it > the ability to use Apple Pay. > > Regards, > SieghardThe improved > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Kelly Pierce > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 5:12 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: First thoughts about the iPhone, very impressed with the IPX67 > rating > > I have an iPhone 5 and this looks to be a solid upgrade. I like the faster > processor and improved battery life. The water protection will be a big > plus. The iPhone 5 feels like I am using an XP desktop on a Pentium 4. > > Music might be highly improved. The mid-range size is 128 GB, which will > easily accommodate scores of albums and thousands of MP3 tracks. > iOS 10 supposedly will enable VoiceOver users to use a Bluetooth speaker > without playing VoiceOver on it. The stereo speakers that supposedly > produce 50 percent more volume will round out a good music enhancement with > this iPhone release. Apple isn’t hyping it all as a package because it > wants to sell Apple Music subscriptions rather than encourage people to > transfer MP3 files on their hard drives. > > I was once caught in a rainstorm. Even with a raincoat, I got soaked along > with my iPhone. The rain was disorienting and I tried using my iPhone to > locate myself. I discovered the touch screen on the iPhone doesn’t work > with wet fingers. Eventually the iPhone stopped working. > > I thought my magic iPhone was a goner. Nevertheless I took it out of its > case at home and rubbed it down with a dry towel and put a fan on it. I > plugged it into the power supply and presto it came to life. > With the iPhone 7, this will not be a problem in the future. > > Kelly > > > > On 9/7/16, Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> +1 and quad core cpu in a phone (fusion). GPS on apple watch is >> impressing. >> >> >> Take care >> >>> 7. sep. 2016 kl. 23.49 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thought I start a new thread here since this really doesn't apply to >>> all this chatter about the headphone jack. Anyhow, initially I wrote >>> this in response to Mary's post about her having heard that apart >>> from size and camera features the 7 and 7Plus are the same, here it >>> goes: >>> >>> One nice addition is the addition of optical image stabilization with >>> the iPhone 7, with the 6 and 6S only the Plus models had optical >>> image stabilization, this year both phones get it. >>> >>> I also love the IPX67 water/dust resistancy rating. I am surprised >>> Tim Cook didn't explain what it means, but these new phones (not that >>> I'll be buying one) are essentially waterproof even when fully emersed. >>> >>> The Apple Watch 2 is even better as it is rated waterproof for up to >>> 50 meters depth which means you can use it for swimming all day long, >>> shower with it and theoretically even do recreational scuba diving >>> where you rarely go deeper than 30 or 35 meters. >>> I think an Apple Watch 2 may be on my list of upcoming purchases, the >>> iPhone will definitely wait for the 10th anniversary edition next >>> year even though they said that the extra 1-2 or more hours of >>> battery life over the 6S/6S Plus would make it a worthwhile upgrade >>> for 6S/6S Plus owners. I think the water resistant aspect is more >>> compelling, but still not enough. >>> >>> For those who want the official definition for the IPX67 rating, here >>> is a nice and to the point definition: >>> >>> IP stands for 'Ingress Protection' >>> An IP number is used to specify the environmental protection of >>> enclosures around electronic equipment. These ratings are determined >>> by specific tests. >>> The IP number is composed of two numbers, the first referring to the >>> protection against solid objects and the second against liquids. The >>> higher the number, the better the protection. >>> >>> IPX67 means a rating of 6 for things like dust and 7 for liquids. >>> 6 = - Totally protected against dust. >>> 7 = - Protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1 m >>> (that is between 6 inches and just over 3 feet for all you americans). >>> >>> Some definitions also say that this protection against emersion is >>> for up to 30 minutes, all Garmin handheld GPS's for example have the >>> same rating and they add the 30 minute limit. >>> As I said, essentialy this means waterproof if you left it lying on >>> the picknick table in a downpour or even if you drop it in the >>> toilet, bathtub, a puddle or in the water at the beach as long as the >>> water isn't >>> 20 feet deep and it takes you time to find your phone and get it out. >>> >>> Let me add that for the first number (dust/solid objects) 6 is the >>> highest it goes. >>> For the second number (Liquids) it only goes one higher than 7. 8 = - >>> Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure. >>> I think this will end up resulting in a lot less business for >>> companies like Lifeproof who make waterproof cases since said cases >>> typically are at best IPX7 when it comes to water proofness, some are >>> only IPX6 which means " - Protected against low pressure jets of >>> water, limited ingress permitted". >>> With an essentially waterproof iPhone all you need is protection >>> against drops and so on and you can get buy with a much less involved >>> case. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>> itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - 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